Is Israel’s Spiritual Blindness a Reason for Christians to Reject Them?
Many believers are shocked that God’s land will be defiled once again in June with a gala LGBTQ event at the Dead Sea. In fact, at Sodom and Gomorrah.
In Romans 9–11, Paul argues that God remains faithful to the Jewish people despite their widespread unbelief in Jesus and worldly pursuits, as his promises are irrevocable (Romans 11:29). God maintains a “remnant” by grace, uses Israel’s partial, temporary hardening to bring salvation to the Gentiles, and promises a future restoration where “all Israel will be saved” at the Second Coming (Romans 11:26).
God is a Covenant Keeper!
God has two sets of covenant people: The Jews and believers. He cannot and will not break a covenant with either. That would make him a covenant breaker, not a covenant keeper. We get back to that pesky word irrevocable.
Beyond that, the Bible says that “salvation is of the Jews” (John 4:22). They are a special people to him. But that makes the June event all the more grievous.
Enter “Pride Land”
The Israeli Foreign Ministry promoted the upcoming four-day event, called “Pride Land,” as the “biggest LGBTQ+ festival ever in the Middle East.” Scheduled for early June, the celebration is expected to transform the desert landscape near the Dead Sea into a temporary city featuring hotels, entertainment venues, and round-the-clock programming.
It is the biggest event of its kind in the Middle East because all other Middle East countries throw homosexuals off of buildings or otherwise kill and torment them!
There is obviously symbolic weight in hosting such an event in a region tied so closely to one of the Bible’s most sobering accounts of judgment, but a secular society does not give judgment much thought.
The Dry Bones Lack Breath!
Ezekiel 36 emphasizes that when the Jews return to the land, they will do so in unbelief. There will be spiritual regeneration much later! The dry bones of Ezekiel 37 reflect a lack of breath or spiritual life. God states he is gathering them back “not for your sake but for my holy name’s sake,” because their presence among the nations caused his name to be profaned. Ezekiel 36 promises that once back in the land, God will cleanse them, give them a new spirit, and cause them to walk in his statutes. But much later.
Eventually, there will be spiritual revival, and the land will be as the Garden of Eden (Ezekiel 36:35-36).
How Can You as a Ministry Support This?
The story of Sodom and Gomorrah has long served as a warning about moral decline and the consequences of turning away from God. Thus, I am bombarded with questions as to how many ministries could possibly remain on Israel’s side. What was once remembered as a place of reckoning is now being re-branded as a place of celebration. And for many believers, that is a bridge too far. They are abandoning the ship. They have given up on God’s land and people.
Prophecy News Watch says it well: “There is a long and deeply rooted love for Israel within the Christian community. Many see the nation not just as a geopolitical ally, but as a central thread in God’s redemptive story. They pray for its peace. They defend its existence. They celebrate its resilience. So, when something like this emerges, the reaction is not rejection—it is lament.”
Like other secular societies, Israel needs Jesus. Uniting with Israel does not mean we are aligned with everything the nation and people do. Most are in spiritual blindness. Their leaders are spiritually blind. Most of their military is as well. There is a remnant who are regenerated now. That will change someday.
God’s covenant with Abraham is everlasting (Genesis 12:2-3), the Jewish people are God’s chosen people, and Christianity owes a theological debt to its Jewish roots. Israel’s modern establishment is seen by many as the fulfillment of biblical prophecies.
How Odd of God to Choose the Jews
Let’s remember the words out of Deuteronomy 7:6-8: “For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples. But it was because the Lord loved you and kept the oath he swore to your forefathers that he brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the land of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.”
God’s eternal purpose is to bless the world through Israel. Our Bible is a Jewish book, and our Savior is a Jewish Savior. Many Jews are coming to faith in the Jewish Messiah more rapidly than at any time in history.
Everyone reading this article was at one time in spiritual darkness. Someone didn’t give up on you, and we must not give up on the Jewish people or the nation of Israel.